According to a report of a government commission in this year's British museums are not able to purchase from foreign owners of many desirable for these works of art that are now leaving the country

WILLIAM TURNER Modern Rome - Campo Vachchino Source: guardian.co.uk

works of art to the amount of 65 million pounds, including works by Poussin, Van Dyck and the magnificent scenery of William Turner, will leave the UK, as none of its citizens do not provided the money needed to buy them and thus prevent their removal, according to Guardian.

These data appeared in the traditional annual report to the government commission, the authority to impose severe restrictions on export of cultural property. Because of that public funding of culture this year in the UK has been reduced, faced with financial hardship museums could not find funds to purchase the seven most significant works of art, with the result that they soon leave outside the UK. However, some less significant and less costly cultural heritage Brits still managed to buy.

Culture Minister Ed Veyzi (Ed Vaizey) praised the museum staff for saved for the nation's cultural values ​​and added that the upset in missed opportunities for other works. "Instability in the global economy will certainly hinder the success of our ongoing collective effort, but I hope that all parties come together to develop new plans and methods for their implementation in order to prevent the future removal of [securities] works abroad "- said the minister.

cultural values, which in the past year managed to buy the British Museum Source: digitalhen.co.uk

This year, the British Museum managed to buy for the following items:

- a silver cup of wine, created in the XVIII century by order of the British ambassador in Berlin, Thomas Wentworth (Thomas Wentworth). The cup was acquired at a price of more than 2 million pounds of the administration of the Museum-Estate of Temple Newsome, which is run by Leeds City Council;

- Medieval styled bench-chest with a high back, decorated with images of zodiac signs, created by Victorian architect William Burgess (William Burges). Bench belonged to the famous British poet, writer and TV presenter John Betemanu (John Betjeman), who later donated it to the writer Evelyn Waugh (Evelyn Waugh). The subject of the museum has acquired over 800 thousand pounds;

- a set of three Japanese porcelain vases. They bought for 109 250 pounds Eshmolovsky Museum at Oxford;

- oak cabinet in the style of William IV, owned by the author of Gothic novels, William Beckford (William Beckford). It was purchased by the Fund for Beckford 285 000 pounds.

number of works leaving the country, much more impressive. Among them, as already mentioned, was created in 1839 by William Turner masterpiece "Modern Rome - Campo Vachchino," Turner's best work with the image of the Eternal City. The picture on the basis of long-term loan was exhibited at the National Gallery of Scotland, and it belongs to the Los Angeles Museum of the Getty, requesting for her 30 million pounds.

Among other losses, the British - the work of Nicolas Poussin "ordination" from "Seven Sacraments", owned by the Duke of Ratlandu requesting the for her 15 million pounds, "Family Portrait in a landscape" by Frans Hals (Franz Hals), for the purchase of which was necessary to collect 7.75 million pounds and that, in the absence of this sum will go to U.S. bronze relief Perino da Vinci (Pierino da Vinci) with the image of Count Ugolino, historical figure appearing in the "Divine Comedy" by Dante (the work will go to Liechtenstein, redeem it could be 10 million pounds). Also, the British Museum have not got a million pounds valued at a portrait of a young woman, attributed to Rubens, silver-plated mug era Edward VI, for which the requested 180 000 pounds, and the canvas Jan de Bryan "David and the Ark of the Covenant back" (will go to Germany).

Prepared by Mary Estrova , AI

Source: artinvestment.ru